Faster Surgical Recovery with Vitamin D
A Participant Story Published January 2018 The Pivotal Moment for Tom I lost my wife to Lymphoma in 2009 after being diagnosed in 1999. We discovered her vitamin D level was 9 ng/ml, while...
Author Interview: Multiple Sclerosis and (lots of) Vitamin D
Ana Claudia Domene published a book on her experiences with MS and her treatments under Dr. Coimbra in Brazil. The book is available on Amazon. Why did you feel you needed to write a book?...
Overcoming MS with Vitamin D
First published March 2016 Tell us a little bit about yourself: My name is Ana Claudia, and I’m 47 years old. I’m from Brazil but I have lived in the US for the past...
Milk – Is it enough to maintain a healthy vitamin D level?
Do you often hear that you get ‘enough’ vitamin D from milk? It is a common misconception that continues to be propagated. How much vitamin D is in a glass of milk? One 8-oz...
Video Summary: The Pros and Cons of Vitamin D
William Grant, PhD, presents a 50 minute talk on vitamin D and health. A summary is below. Vitamin D Physiology Grant starts with a definition of terms and general functions associated with vitamin...
Participant Story: Barb Haplea – Vitamin D and Breast Cancer
Barbara Haplea Married 52 years, 3 sons, 4 grandchildren 75 years old Huron, Ohio Interview conducted February 2016 How did you hear about GrassrootsHealth? In August 2009 I found a lump in my breast,...
Controlling Asthma with Daily, High-Dose Vitamin D
A case control study using 100 patients in a private clinic in Pakistan found that vitamin D improved FEV1 measurements for asthmatics within two months, and even more by three months. How the Study...
Reduce Healthcare Costs With Vitamin D Testing
Lower Vitamin D Levels = Increased Health Care Costs After studying two North-East German health cohorts, which included records from over 7,000 patients, researchers concluded that there is “an influence of vitamin D deficiency...
2017 Vitamin D Workshop Summary
The Vitamin D Workshop is a yearly conference dedicated to sharing research on vitamin D. This March they met in Orlando, Florida for the 20th workshop! 219 researchers, clinicians, and nutrition experts mingled for...
Vitamin D and Pregnancy — When Headlines Mislead…
It is a sad state of affairs when a news piece is done on research and only the headline is discussed. What about the details? Do researchers painstakingly crunch numbers, follow diligent statistical guidelines,...